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Fort Walton Beach Tap Water Quality Report
Fort Walton Beach's water has 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs. Consider using a certified water filter for additional protection.
1 other system serving parts of Fort Walton Beach reports results above guidelines — check which system bills you. OKALOOSA CO.WTR.; SWR.SYSTEM (3 above guidelines)
Other systems listed for Fort Walton Beach with results above guidelines: OKALOOSA COUNTY BLUEWATER BAY-RAINTREE (1 above guidelines)
Water system
FORT WALTON BEACH, CITY OF
2 other systems also serve parts of Fort Walton Beach. 1 other system is listed for Fort Walton Beach. See their figures
People Served
24,113
Health-based violations since 2020
0
FORT WALTON BEACH, CITY OF. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Latest sample on file
May 2025 · FORT WALTON BEACH, CITY OF
Utilities publish newer results in their annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report).
Is Fort Walton Beach Tap Water Safe to Drink?
We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. Fort Walton Beach's water has 2 contaminants above EPA health-based guidelines (MCLGs), while it meets federal legal limits.
FORT WALTON BEACH, CITY OF, Fort Walton Beach's water system, serves 24,113 people. 2 other systems also serve parts of Fort Walton Beach. 1 other system is listed for Fort Walton Beach. Each system's results are listed under its own name, never added to FORT WALTON BEACH, CITY OF's. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. The latest sample on file for FORT WALTON BEACH, CITY OF is from May 2025.
In EPA's 2023–2026 UCMR 5 testing, FORT WALTON BEACH, CITY OF measured lithium at up to 19.6 µg/L, which EPA counts as above its health reference level of 10 µg/L. That level is a screening value EPA uses to decide what to study further, not a legal limit, and this result does not change this page's water-quality summary.
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in Florida
Fort Walton Beach Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for Fort Walton Beach, FL
We read Fort Walton Beach, FL’s published record and send you a short report — which findings warrant a decision, which to ignore, and what to do about it. Including when the answer is nothing.
- 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs and 9 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file)
- 114 results on file
- 23 PFAS compounds on record
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Fluoride in Fort Walton Beach's water
OKALOOSA CO.WTR.; SWR.SYSTEM
PWSID FL1460506
OKALOOSA CO.WTR.; SWR.SYSTEM reported 0.895 mg/L, at or above the 0.7 mg/L U.S. Public Health Service recommendation and below the 1.5 mg/L WHO guideline value and NTP neurodevelopment review level.
FORT WALTON BEACH, CITY OF
PWSID FL1460144
FORT WALTON BEACH, CITY OF reported 0.9 mg/L, at or above the 0.7 mg/L U.S. Public Health Service recommendation and below the 1.5 mg/L WHO guideline value and NTP neurodevelopment review level.
OKALOOSA COUNTY BLUEWATER BAY-RAINTREE
PWSID FL1460775
OKALOOSA COUNTY BLUEWATER BAY-RAINTREE reported 0.17 mg/L, below the 0.7 mg/L U.S. Public Health Service recommendation.
OKALOOSA COUNTY MID SYSTEM (CRESTVIEW)
PWSID FL1464044
No fluoride level in our data for OKALOOSA COUNTY MID SYSTEM (CRESTVIEW). Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
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Recommended Water Filters for Fort Walton Beach
Based on Fort Walton Beach's water quality data, these NSF-certified filters are recommended to remove contaminants above EPA MCLGs.
Culligan
ZeroWater
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
1.9 gpm
Daily Production
1 gpd
Highlights:
- Compact design
- Easy to set up
- Affordable
- NSF-42, NSF-53, NSF-401 certified
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Strontium, Molybdenum, Fluoride, Uranium, Lead, Total PFAS, Chlorine, 25, Phosphorus, Bicarbonate, Calcium, Carbonate, Magnesium, Sodium
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
Waterdrop
A1
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
1 gpm
Highlights:
- Performance certified
- Lower price than Philips
- Hot water dispensing
- Compact design
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
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What Fort Walton Beach's water readings can explain
Utility-reported data for Fort Walton Beach includes sulfate and a chlorine-based disinfectant — the readings behind these common tap water questions. We publish a city-level hardness figure for Fort Walton Beach, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Fort Walton Beach? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Okaloosa County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Fort Walton Beach
Fort Walton Beach's tap water has an estimated 0.7 grains per gallon (11.8 mg/L, county sampling in Okaloosa County) — soft on the USGS scale, below the range where scale is usually worth treating.
Water softener cost for an estimated 0.7 gpg water in Fort Walton Beach — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For Florida as a whole, read water softener cost in Florida — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Fort Walton Beach Tap Water
Fort Walton Beach's water has 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs. While the water meets federal legal limits, we recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems.
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